/* ************************************************************************
*  file: comm.h , Communication module.                   Part of DIKUMUD *
*  Usage: Prototypes for the common functions in comm.c                   *
************************************************************************* */

/* variables */
extern struct descriptor_data *descriptor_list;
extern int pulse;

/* functions */
extern void close_socket(struct descriptor_data *d);

/* standard communcicatons */
void send_to_all(char *messg);
void send_to_outdoor(char *messg);
void send_to_char(char *messg, struct char_data *ch);
void send_to_except(char *messg, struct char_data *ch);
void send_to_room(char *messg, int room);
void send_to_room_except(char *messg, int room, struct char_data *ch);
void send_to_room_except_two
        (char *messg, int room, struct char_data *ch1, struct char_data *ch2);
void perform_to_all(char *messg, struct char_data *ch);
void perform_complex(struct char_data *ch1, struct char_data *ch2,
                     struct obj_data *obj1, struct obj_data *obj2,
                     char *mess, byte mess_type, bool hide);

void ansi(char *color, struct char_data *ch);
void ansi_act(char *str, int hide_invisible, struct char_data *ch, struct obj_data *obj, void *vict_obj, int type, char *color);
void act(char *str, int hide_invisible, struct char_data *ch, struct obj_data *obj, void *vict_obj, int type);


#define TO_ROOM    0
#define TO_NOTCHAR 0
#define TO_VICT    1
#define TO_NOTVICT 2
#define TO_CHAR    3

int write_to_descriptor(int desc, char *txt);
void write_to_q(char *txt, struct txt_q *queue);
void write_to_head_q(char *txt, struct txt_q *queue);

#define SEND_TO_Q(messg, desc)  write_to_q((messg), &(desc)->output)